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Chapter 4

           Shethoughtitmustbethecasethathelovedher;shefeltthatshetoomightlearntolovehim,ifshecouldbesureofthefirmnessofhisattachmenttoherself;buthewasveryyoung,anditwasadifficultquestiontodecide.Whatshespeciallylikedabouthimwasthatheworked,andsupportedhisfamilybyhistoil.

           Shehadheardthathewasproudandambitious;shehadheardmuchthatwasinterestingofhismotherandsister,shehadheardofthemfromMr.Ptitsin,andwouldmuchliketomaketheiracquaintance,butanotherquestion!wouldtheyliketoreceiveherintotheirhouse?Atallevents,thoughshedidnotrejecttheideaofthismarriage,shedesirednottobehurried.Asfortheseventy-fivethousandroubles,Mr.Totskineednothavefoundanydifficultyorawkwardnessaboutthematter;shequiteunderstoodthevalueofmoney,andwould,ofcourse,acceptthegift.Shethankedhimforhisdelicacy,however,butsawnoreasonwhyGavrilaArdalionovitchshouldnotknowaboutit.

           Shewouldnotmarrythelatter,shesaid,untilshefeltpersuadedthatneitheronhispartnoronthepartofhisfamilydidthereexistanysortofconcealedsuspicionsastoherself.Shedidnotintendtoaskforgivenessforanythinginthepast,whichfactshedesiredtobeknown.Shedidnotconsiderherselftoblameforanythingthathadhappenedinformeryears,andshethoughtthatGavrilaArdalionovitchshouldbeinformedastotherelationswhichhadexistedbetweenherselfandTotskiduringthelastfiveyears.

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